Device for installing sheet metal roofing



A ril 21, 1953 G. H. HUNTINGTON ,3

DEVICE FOR INSTALLING SHEET METAL ROOFING Filed Feb. 2, 1951 Patented Apr. 21, 1953 nEwoEFoR INSTALLING SHEET METKL ROOFING Glen-'H."H1intington, Denver; calm, assignor, by' mesn'e assignments, f to' Roliton' "of America,

Ph'oenix-,LAriz;, ia corporationof Arizona T A iplicat'ioii l eliruary 2, 1951, seriernofzoam en mel-an t emaa a-nevice for insta'llirfg sheet ineta1 robfilig "oflthe, typfillustrated' in elongated roaring I Strips having jlpar'a lll, up- .turri'edfside edge flanges which are engaged 'by (attachment clipsffor. holding the strips. against thereof sheathing. The o-penfspace between adjacehtIroofing strips :is closed by an inverted, lushaped batten 'stripwhichis forced down over the adjacent upturned .flan'ges and the holding flip's. ItIhas'b'een fou'nd exceedingly difficultjto ,place the batten stripsin place over the upturned .filanges, due to thefiexihility "of the long batten strips and toidistortions in the upturned flanges.

The principalobject o'fQthisinventionis to provide a simple, light-weight, highly efficient tool Whichcan beforced by hand along the open joint between roofing strips, and which will apply the batten'stfips ever the u-pturned flanges as rapidly as an dpeiawr can "wa'lkalong the joint.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sheetmetal roofing batten strip installing tool which will act to straighten all deformities and irregularities from theupturned flanges andfrom the batten strips before placing the latter over the former, and which can be easily carried by the installing mechanics without inconvenience.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary, broken-away, perspective view illustrating the type of sheet metal roofing to which the improved tool is applicable;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the improved batten strip installing tool;

Fig. 3 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

Fig. 5 is an end view of a batten strip and its adjacent roofing strips, illustrating the position in which the batten strip is placed by the improved tool; and

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, illustrating the final position of the batten strip.

In Fig. 1 the sheathing of a typical roof is indicated at fro; to which' sheetfmetal est strips Hfar'e'i'applied. The roofing strips lifterminate at their-side 'ed'gesinupturned"flanges 2 Thefilanges' l'2 faraehe'ag'ed by double hook' at tachment "clipsfl 3;which'arejsecured to thejsheath- "ing l 0 by means of suitable nails onscrews f4. Theeindsof the hooks of'jthe clips t3 are'widen e'd to""for'm "wedgei -like' extremities ISL; The open space between "the adjacent strips 1| l isicllosedjby 'm eansaof a battens'triplii h'avingan inverted,

U -shaped cross-section "with linwardly 'turn'ed lockingedges H. The improved: tool isf'de'signed forY'placing the batten strips [Sever thejiip turned flanges "I 2, as shown in Fig. 5.

The improvedtool riomicfis'es a carriage member I B from which two side frame members? [9 project downwardly. in parallel.relationTTwo supporting wh'eels20 are "attached 'to each side frame member 19 by means of suitable axle screws 2 l. A handle 22 ,proj ec'ts upwalfdlyfrdin theearriage .l8 and is secured to the latter by me-anglers suitable cap .screwf23. A bottom. plate-zt e'xtends between the two side frames "[9 adjacent the forwardextr'emity of the carriagesllii.

An elongatediguide bar 25,. having abointed, plow-like forward extremity 2.6, is secured tb' .the bottom of the bottom. plate 24 by meansorlsuitable screws 32.

The guide bar 25 extends along the longitudinal axis of the carriage member and projects forwardly and rearwardly therefrom. The guide bar supports two T-shaped roller bracket members 21 and 2B which are attached on the guide bar by means of suitable cap screws 29. The forward roller bracket 21 supports two forward rollers 30, and the rear roller bracket 28 supports two rear rollers 3 I. The rollers are formed in the: shape of a truncated cone, with their smaller diameters upward.

It will be noted that the forward bracket 2'! is higher than the rear bracket 28, so that the forward rollers 30 are supported at a substantially higher elevation than the rear rollers 3|.

In use, a batten strip [6 is passed beneath the carriage member l8, as indicated in broken line in Figs. 2 and 3, with the rollers 30 and 3| acting to spread the locking edges l1 outwardly, and the starting end of the spread batten strip I6 is slipped down over the first clip l3. The tool is then forced along the open joint between the roofing strips. The guide bar 25 engages the upstanding flanges l2 to straighten and bring the latter to a vertical position. The rollers 30 and 3| spread the sides of the batten strip l6 and force the looking edges thereof downwardly outside of the up- 3 turned flanges I2 to the position of Fig. 5. After the tool has passed, the operator presses the batten strip downwardly until the locking edges l1 thereof snap under the wedge extremities l5 of the clips, as shown in Fig. 6, to complete the installation.

It will be noted that the rollers 3B-arespaced closer together than the rollers 3| so as to facilitate the insertion of the rollers 30 in the batten strip, and so that the rollers 3| will exert a spread-' ing action on the sides of thebatten strip as they pass therealong.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is; i

1. A tool for applying inverted, U-shaped bat- .tenstrips to upturned flanged edges on adjacent ,sheet metal roofing strips, comprising: a carriage; wheels supporting said carriage from said roofing strips; an elongated guide bar; means supporting said guide bar medially and longitudinally below said carriage so that it will extend downwardly between and separate said upturned flanges; a pair of rollers mounted on and extend- Iing upwardly from adjacent the forward and rear extremities of said guide bar, the rollers of each, pair having substantially vertical parallel axes and'being positioned on opposite sides of the ;medial center line of said bar in spaced-apart relation so as ,to engage the inside faces of said batten strips to separate the latter; and means for-forcing said carriag along th adjacent upturned flanges.

2. A tool for applying inverted, U-shaped batsaid guide bar than the rollers of the pair adfjacent the rear extremity thereof so that the batten strip riding on said rollers will be supported in an inclined position.

3. A tool for applying inverted, U-shaped batten strips to upturned flanged edges on adjacent sheet metal roofing strips, comprising: a carriage; downwardly extending side frame members on said carriage; a pair of aligned supporting wheels mounted on each side frame member; a bottom plate extending across said-carriage between said side frame members; 'anelongated, horizontal, medially-positioned guide bar supported from and suspended below said bottom plate so as to pass between said upturned flanged edges; and two pairs of laterally spaced-apart rollers supported from and extending upwardly above the plane of said bottom plate so as to engage inside the sides of said batten strip and support the latter above said bottom plate.

4. A tool for applying inverted, U-shaped batten strips to upturned flanged edges on adjacent sheet metal roofing strips, comprising: a carriage; downwardly extending side frame members on said carriage; a pair of aligned supporting wheels mounted on each side frame memher; a bottom plate extending across said carriage between said side frame members; an elongated, medially positioned guide bar; means supporting said guide bar, horizontally below said bottom plate, said bar having a pointed forward extermity adapted to pass between adjacent upturned flanges; a front roller bracket member mounted on and abov the forward extremity of said guide bar; a rear roller bracket member mounted on and above the rearward extremity of said guide bar; and a pair of laterally spacedapart rollers mounted on substantially vertical axes above said guide bar in each bracket member so as to engage inside the sides of a batten strip, the rollers in the front bracket member being supported at a higher elevation than the rollers on the rear bracket member.

GLEN H. HUNTINGTON.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS.

Number Name Date 93,704 Glober Aug. 17,1869 1,543,335 Maise June 23, 1925 Zahner et al. Aug. 29, 1939 

